Curcuma zedoaria Rosc (Zingiberaceae): a review on its chemical, pharmacological and biological activities

Abstract

Background Around 80% of human population in the world relies on herbal or phytomedicines for their primary health care needs. The treatment of many diseases and disorders with phytomedicines is considered and observed as very safe with no or minimal side effects. Many medicinal plants and their preparations are practised at home as remedies for treating and preventing various diseases and disorders. For example, medicinal plants and their crude parts such as tulsi, neem, turmeric and ginger are used to cure or treat several common ailments, out of which Curcuma zedoaria Rosc commonly known as white turmeric is one of the important crude drugs belonging to Zingiberaceae family and genus Curcuma. Traditionally, it has been reported to possess many biological activities been used for many therapeutic actions due to the presence of wide range of phytoconstituents in it. The main objectives of the present work are to carry out extensive review on its chemical, pharmacological and biological activities of plant. Main body In the present review article, extensive data on its chemical, pharmacological and biological activities have been collected from various online sources including indexing sites such as Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed and Research Gate and presented. Various articles published in indexed journals and other databases have been collected and reviewed systematically. Conclusion The present review investigation is very much helpful for researchers and readers to collectively have valuable information on chemistry, pharmacology and biological effects of Curcuma zedoaria Rosc. The present investigation concludes that the white turmeric is found to possess complex range of phytoconstituents such as curcumin, ethyl p-methoxycinnamate, β-turmerone, β-eudesmol, zingiberene, dihydrocurcumin, furanodiene, α-phellandrene, 1–8 cineole, β-elemense and germacrone. Due to the presence of wide range of phytoconstituents, plants have been reported for its diverse biological activities.

Healthy Zerumbone: From Natural Sources to Strategies to Improve Its Bioavailability and Oral Administration

“…contained traces of the cyclic sesquiterpene (0.03%), while γ–eudesmol acetate was the main molecule (15.65%) [ 92 ]. Other abundant compounds in the essential oil of C. zedoaria were curcumin, ethyl p -methoxycinnamate and β-turmerone [ 93 ]. Despite being in lower concentration, zerumbone plays an important role in the bioactivity of these species.…”

Tropical Medicinal Plant Extracts from Indonesia as Antifungal Agents against Candida Albicans

“…This study used 11 plant species from three families, i.e., Myrtaceae, Poaceae, and Zingiberaceae (Table 1, Ref. [31,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]). Plant materials were collected from Lawu Mountain, Jogorogo Village, Ngawi, East Java, Indonesia, at 7°3'31" S latitude and 112°32'0" E longitude (357 meters above sea level).…”

In Vitro Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Fungal Activities of Extracts from Different Parts of 7 Zingiberaceae Plants

“…The Zingiberaceae family is commonly used as medicinal materials, food, spices, cosmetics, or ornamental plants [5,6]. Specifically, it is rich in pharmacological activities, including antibacterial [7], anti-tumor [8], anti-oxidation [9], anti-allergy [10] and antiinflammatory [11]. At present, many studies in China, Brazil and Japan have focused on the bacteriostasis of Zingiberaceae with respect to food hygiene [12], human health [13], animal and plant disease prevention [14,15].…”